RUSSIAN MFA POSITIVELY ASSESSES SERZH SARGSYAN’S INVITATION TO HIS TURKISH COUNTERPART

armradio.am
23.07.2008 15:45

The Ministry of Foreign affairs of Russia called Armenian President’s
invitation to his Turkish counterpart to visit Yerevan "interesting."

The Russian side backs the rapid normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations, which can contribute to ensuring stability in Trnascaucasia,
as a whole, Press and information Department of the Russian MFA
informed.

"In the given context we positively assess every step of Yerevan and
Ankara targeted at the establishment of friendly ties and political
dialogue between the leaders of the two countries. From this point of
view we think that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s invitation
to Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul to attend the qualification
match between the national football teams of Armenia and Turkey in
September," The MFA informed.